The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-14

Thomas, the President, is a pleasant
looking woman in motherly home fash
| ion.
Sorosis is a cosmopolitan institution. 1t
| admitted two women worth 81 600 and
81, 900 900 respectively at a recent meeting
but women dependent on their own efforts
are numerous and respected in the society.
Mrs. Lord, of the shopping firm of Lord ~
Taylor, is an active member, but Mrs. Aver,
of Recamier cream fame, so | am told, once
had her name proposed and was advised to
| withdraw it.
THE TWO CoLoRED LADIES
whose presence as delegates to the Woman'S
| Congress at its recent session in New York
occasioned some little stir, are among the
| best known and most cultivated women of
their race Mrs NJ S. Cary is one of the
two colored lawyers among women, the
other being Miss Florence Ray, Of Brooklyn.
Mrs. Frances L. Harper, the temperance
| lecturer, is probably the most prominent
| Afro-American woman in America.
Mrs William Todd Helmuth, who with
drew all her invitations to a reception to the
| delegates when she found that the colored
women must be included, is Virginian, and
| she had brother in the Confederate army.
She is a very bright woman, and her hus-
band, the eminent homeopathist, is said to
have received great deal of assistance from
very popular and more than once talked of
as President of SorosiS.
The heroine of the hour is Nine. Demon
| est, who threw herself into the breach, re-
| ceived all members of the association at her
house, appeared in mauve silk looking her
best, and was especially cordial to Mrs.
Carey and Mrs Harper, as was everybody
who knew anything about the matter
while all the time the innocent causes of the
WA n
Helmuth's feeling or of the efforts Nine.
DemoreSt had made in their behalf
! Sorosis treated the delegates as honored
guests.
The proper caper in toilet articles is silver
just now, My lady's pin cushion is the latest
novelty going 1t is made of silver, or set
in silver at least, and it has a prominent
placed in the boudoir 1t deserves it, too.
1t is a very hlgh-toned pincushion, Indeed
Its frame is round, oval, or of any shape
you please, wrought in silver. with enam-
eled or repousses or etched designs. Some
times it is set with rough pearls Some
times it is of antique silver or silver with
raised work in gold. 1t has an upholstered
satin top and it opens like box, acting, in
| fact, in the double capacity of pincushion
| and jewel case 1t is a pretty toy, and
women of fashion find it great comfort to
| their hearts. 1t costs from $l2 to $75. All
| combs, brushes and hand mirrors are set in
silver ow. All ones manicure sets, and
cologne bottles, and toilet make-ups and
mysteries of all descriptions go in silver
cases. Woe is me for plush. 1t isgone, and
silver, especially silver and pearls, has the
call to-day.
1t is altogether the thing just now for
an impecunous society woman to go in
| to trade There are half dozen small arts
| in which her connections are of distinct
value. [ have heard within the week of
one who imports dainty bonnets, of another
who paints toilet articles and menu cards,
of third who does fine embroideries for
swell baby clothes, and of fourth who
conducts a sort of private brokerage in
duplicate wedding presents.